Let's get LOADED!!!.....

[tootnkumin]

Ive tried several times to find just whom makes scale chain and couldnt come up with anything either. Not even the jewelery type chain gets small enough to match prototype chain in HO, close but not qute close enough. Ive also walked through craft stores trying to find the small stuff in thier department of necklace chain type products.

When you hold this 40L stuff up to the light, it makes you marvel how the hell they can even make this and for a couple of bucks a foot as well! When I was looking for the 32, I came across one place that made miniature double row drive chain for scale machinery and single row for scale motorcycles.

Might have to go and scoure some of the local pawnbrokers and Op shops.

 

[Davidfd85]

Thanks for the picture of that scraper Toot, I was running the idea around to take one and split it on two depressed center flats, but I might just try it on one instead.

 

[Motley]

I just finished a couple of gondolas. Weathered, dented up and added loads.

 

[tootnkumin]

Certainly seem to have had a hard life with little in the way of respect shown them. Are they seen much in service these days?

 

[JR59]

Nice Gondolas there!

 

[Motley]

Certainly seem to have had a hard life with little in the way of respect shown them. Are they seen much in service these days?

Every gondola I've seen are banged up pretty good. This is the prototype photo I was working from.

 

[nmaniac]

GHQ grader

GHQ log loader,I used engine lift rings as tie down points,worked out ok

 

[nmaniac]

GHQ depressed center flatcars with loads.

Some sort of pressure tank.

 

[zoegraf]

GHQ depressed center flatcars with loads.

Some sort of pressure tank.

Nice loads!

Did you make the retaining stone walls?

 

[nmaniac]

Poles,lots of poles

 

[nmaniac]

Nice loads!

Did you make the retaining stone walls?

Thank you very much,as far as the stone wall goes,no I didn't make it got it at the nmmraa convention in Seattle,Wa I think in 2000? I wish I had brought more only saw them once more and then they went "Poof" I'm still trying to reproduce the wall to this day!
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[nmaniac]

When I have left over parts from GHQ kits I turn them into loads.

 

[nmaniac]

Gotta build this again when my order gets here.

New I had more depressed flatcars around somewhere.

 

[nmaniac]

Drainage pipe loads.
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[nmaniac]

Got hold of a H.O. laser wood kit and chopped it up and made some loads.

 

[nmaniac]

 

[tootnkumin]

Great loads, I like the laser cut structural timber, looks very effective,

But have you no sympathy at all for your depressed centre cars, fancy loading them up with more cares of the world and expect them to cope.

 

[Mackinac Division]

The trusses are very nice. Great work!

 

[ho/ttothemoss]

very nice work nmaniac!

 

[nmaniac]

Mac,HO,thank you for your kind words.

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